Abraham Lincoln Assassination Essay

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln is arguably one of the best presidents ever, which is why his death was such a tragedy. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was conducted by John Booth, Lewis Powell and their group of mischiefs, which left a country in distress for fear of what the future held.

Abraham Lincoln was born on the twelfth of February 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky. Young Abraham and his family moved from state to state many times. Upon these moves Abraham picked up his education by going to school with his sister Sarah. Abraham got his hands on every book he could. He was actually called lazy by his dad for wanting to read rather than work. Once Abraham’s father died he settled in Springfield, Indiana where he taught himself the knowledge of politics. In 1832, he announced his candidacy for the legislature, but he gained ninety two percent of his votes in New Salem, where he was widely known. In 1864 he ran again but this time he campaigned throughout the whole district and won this time. This victory triggered a domino theory of success for Lincoln. Over the course of several years Abraham served as a lawyer becoming very famous in his profession for winning his cases. It was not until Lincoln dipped his toes into the pool of anti-slavery when his popularity was a factor. Lincoln’s views and self-taught knowledge of politics is what gained Lincoln his new title of Mr. President.

John Wilkes Booth was born in Maryland in 1838. John’s family was known for being famous actors. It was not until some odd years later that decided to split apart from his family and ride down a different path. John became involved in politics in the late 1850’s. He was a huge supporter of slavery. John joined the know-nothin...

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When Lincoln died, the country was in reconstruction. Everything Lincoln had worked so hard for had now crumbled because of his death. It was not until after the tragedy that Lincoln was credited for all of his political achievements. Abraham was so close to getting the North and the South to come together, but this process was broken up by his death. After his death the North and the South went back to hating each other.

Abraham Lincoln could be considered one of the greatest presidents of all time. He had many ideas where he pulled through and fought for what he believed in. During Lincoln’s presidency slavery took a 180 degree turn and the Civil War ended. Lincoln’s death is among one of the most devastating assassinations of the United States history.